Here's an all-too-common lament from teachers who aren't located in a game development hub like San Francisco: "I'd love to...

As a teacher, I have a few different kinds of exercises I like to assign my students. There's the traditional kind of assignment where t...

This blog post is indicative of the kind being thrown around by so-called "gamification" aficionados. I've seen a number of o...

At GDC this year, I was given ten minutes to speak at the Game Educators Rant . I actually went over by a few minutes (with apologies to ...

Going through the Expo floor at GDC is a rather unique experience. Like a highly expressive game (Minecraft or Sim City, for example), the e...

I was just asked an interesting question by a Ph.D. candidate: "how would I, as an academic researcher, contribute to the field of vide...

Wow, it's been awhile since I wrote anything here. The busiest schedule ever will do that to some people, so for those of you patiently ...

This article is not only for students, but also for faculty who are advising students on their projects (either extracurricular, or as part ...

I realize I haven't posted here in awhile, mostly because I've been kind of busy . But something that's occurred to me recently ...

So, for those of you who recall, I ran a free online class last summer. (If you missed it, all of the content is still there, and you can f...

I'm just getting caught up from attending GECS last week and meeting a bunch of other really awesome people . The focus of this worksho...

Looking for something game-related for your students (or you) to get involved in? Here's what my calendar looks like for the next few mo...

In the game industry, there is a big difference between working for a single company full-time and being a freelancer. In education, we use ...

Internships are typically short-term jobs targeted at students. In theory, the company gets the benefit of a "try-before-you-buy" ...

I put this together today and thought I'd share. I've attempted to list every major skill or task that falls under the broad field o...

Twice in the past week I've run into a person that said as part of their presentation, something like "this is the stuff they don...

Just talked at GDC yesterday for a whole five minutes, on applying Global Game Jam in the classroom in five non-obvious ways (you know, ot...

As I'm going to GDC next week, it occurs to me that one of the things I'm known for in my small circle of colleagues is that I'...